All the color in the world | A hint of art and history

In the first text of this collection, we understand that what follows is similar to the zuihitsu and at zibaldoneliterary genres (Japanese and Italian respectively) that bring together a series of seemingly disparate essays, thoughts, reflections, and anecdotes.



This third title by the English-Canadian author tells the life of Henry, who was born in 1916, after his father returned from the war – missing one arm. Very quickly orphaned, he was raised by his grandmother then married, once an adult, before a new tragedy pushed him to enlist in turn to swell the ranks of Canadian soldiers sent to the front in Europe.

His life unfolds like small paintings, never longer than a page, interspersed with small lessons in art history which are like mirrors of his present, his brushes and colored pencils always within reach for him grant a little respite from the ghosts that populate his mind.

Poetic, airy, this little book that you want to carry around with you everywhere is ideal for escaping a few pages at a time and escaping the hustle and bustle of everyday life, no matter where you are.

All the color in the world

All the color in the world

Alto

208 pages

7/10


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